Des Moines, Iowa
November 28, 2007
DuPont, Bunge working with
growers to produce TREUS™ low linolenic soybean oil
Growers across much of the Corn Belt now have more opportunities
to market their soybeans for a premium.
A select group of elevators is offering growers expanded options
to earn special premiums for soybeans during the 2008 season.
More than 100 locations throughout the region are offering up to
a 60-cent premium per bushel for low linolenic soybeans from
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont
business.
In conjunction with the premium program, the Bunge DuPont
Biotech Alliance is marketing TREUS™ low linolenic soybean oil,
produced with Pioneer® brand low linolenic soybean varieties, to
help meet increasing consumer demand for nutritious foods.
Additionally, TREUS™ offers food companies and the foodservice
industry an innovative nutritional ingredient solution to
eliminate or reduce trans fats in their products.
In its fourth year, this contracting program has expanded its
geography into seven states for the 2008 growing season.
Participating elevators are located in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Missouri.
To find a participating elevator in your area, visit your local
Pioneer sales professional.
As part of the Alliance program, participating elevators
currently offer a 60-cent-per-bushel premium for on-farm
storage; many also offer a harvest delivery option that pays a
55-cent-per-bushel premium to growers who sign up to deliver
Pioneer brand low lin soybeans.
Additionally, contract growers are eligible to earn a 20 percent
rebate on DuPont™ Asana® XL, Assure® II and Punch™ crop
protection products used on their 2008 Pioneer low lin soybean
contract acres. Ask your Pioneer sales professional for rebate
qualification details on these crop protection products from
DuPont.
"We are seeing strong demand from food companies for low
linolenic soybean oil and are excited to offer valuable
contracting opportunities with flexible marketing alternatives
to soybean growers," says John Hibbard, Bunge DuPont Biotech
Alliance business manager. "By participating in our low
linolenic soybean program, growers help position themselves as
leaders and innovators in the global marketplace while helping
meet the increasing consumer demand for foods with improved
nutritional profiles."
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a
DuPont business, is the world's leading source of customized
solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain and oilseed
processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer
provides access to advanced plant genetics in nearly 70
countries.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded
in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable
solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for
people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont
offers a wide range of innovative products and services for
markets including agriculture and food; building and
construction; communications; and transportation.
DuPont™ is a trademark of DuPont or its affiliates.
TREUS™ is a trademark of Pioneer Hi-Bred.
Bunge® is a registered trademark of Bunge Limited or its
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